Deaths and Funerals in a Rural Virginia Area
Obituary summaries from North Tazewell and nearby towns list Leslie V. Jones 83, Dewey Hopkins LaFon 82, Everett H. Chambers 73, Samuel R. Thompson 96, Alessandro Funari 84, Carlisle Stafford 75, and others. Details cover survivors, ages, funeral arrangements, burial sites, and visiting hours with multiple churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes named.
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Leslie Jones
Leslie V. Jones
Rt. 5
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Virgie Asbury Jones
Ronald Jones
Mary Ellen Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Peggy Smith
Richard Jones
Lebanon
Bertha Benske
Newport News
Rebecca Stinson
Roanoke
Melissa Martin
Saltville
Greever Funeral Home
Paul Guess
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield- Tazewell Road
Samuel Thompson
Samuel R. Thompson
Cincinnati
Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph traces its history to 1893 and is published by the Daily Telegraph Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. It is a member of the Associated Press and post office details outline subscription rates and delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Carter Presses US Lead in Mideast Talks
President Carter warned on Saturday that the United States would veto any U N action challenging the American role in Middle East negotiations. He urged European allies to refrain from proposing alternative settlements as Camp David talks proceed with Israel, Egypt, and Palestinians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
United States
U.N
Middle East
Camp David
White House
Israel
Egypt
McDowell Man Killed in West Virginia Shooting Case
Raymond J. Mullins a 45 year old from Jolo was killed by multiple gunshots as he sat in a truck near Welch according to state police. Mullins recently acquitted of murder while his son Donald is in prison for involuntary manslaughter in a prior case involving James Payne and other relatives. The shooting occurred about a month after the earlier incident. Trooper J D Humphrey leads the investigation as Mullins’ family mourns with services planned at the Church of Jesus Christ in Bartley.
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Everett Chambers
Everett H. Chambers
Wikel
Pearisburg
Bozoo
George W
Alice Meadows Chambers
Monroe County
Rock Camp
Peterstown
Donald Lowe
Jim Wilburn
Carnes
Mary Dav
Daily Telegraph
Bradshaw
McDowell County
Here
Raymond J. Mullins
Jolo
Welch Hospital
Mullins
Donald Ray Mullins
James Payne
Roger
Keith Payne
J.D. Humphrey
Mack Mullins
Mae Brewster Mullins
Betty Mullins
Donald Mullins
Patricia Mullins
Columbus
Peggy) Serra
Ira
Fred
Mackie
Shelley Mullins
Mona Kennedy
Lula Bell Webb
Raysale
Nancy Lester
Sylvia Vogel
Crystal River
Fla
Bullet That Hit Jordan May Have Been Deflected
FBI said Vernon E. Jordan Jr was hit by a single bullet deflected by a metal fence, possibly saving his life. Wayne Davis noted the shot likely occurred Thursday and that no firm suspects exist though the probe shifts away from conspiracy. Jordan remains serious but stable as ballistics ruled out a rifle from a motorcyclist.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
National Urban League
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
FBI
Wayne Davis
Bureau
Jordan
Davis
Washington
Area Woman Abducted and Sexually Assaulted in Princeton
A 22-year-old Princeton woman was abducted at gunpoint Saturday morning on Second Street by an unidentified man and taken to the Landmark Inn on Thorn Street where she was allegedly restrained and assaulted. She escaped about 7 p.m. and notified police as officials from the city state and Mercer County prosecutor’s office joined the investigation, details were not released.
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Princeton
Daily Telegraph
Second Street
Landmark Inn
Thorn Street
Princeton City
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Bar Group Sets Meeting in Bluefield West Virginia
The Mountain State Bar Association plans its annual meeting at the Bluefield Holiday Inn Friday and Saturday with seminars and business sessions. Bluefield attorney J Franklin Long says the group rotates meetings statewide and this is its first Bluefield meeting. Public is invited. Law students will receive scholarships and fellowships.
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Mountain State Bar Association, Inc
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Bluefield
J. Franklin Long
West Virginia
State Bar Association
Long
Three Hurt In Wreck In Bluefield on Washington Street
Bluefield police reported three people injured in a late Friday night single car collision on Washington Street. Vickie E Stinson Bowling Blair Bowling and Mark Cline, all of Bluefield, were hurt when Mrs Bowling allegedly lost control on rain slick streets and hit a tree. Blair Bowling treated and released. reports for Mrs Bowling and Cline not listed. J T Helton investigated.
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Bluefield
Washington Street
Vickie E. Stinson
Blair Bowling
Mark Cline
Bowling
Ministerial officers named for Bluefield area church group
The Bluefield Virginia Ministerial Association elected Curtis Murray as president, Paul Gess as vice president, and David Hicks as secretary treasurer for 1980. Ministers of the Bluefield Falls Mills Pocahontas area are invited to join when the fall meeting resumes.
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Bluefield Virginia
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Dewey Lafon
Dewey Hopkins LaFon
Athens
Denmark
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Jacksonville
Athens Baptist Church
Pembroke
James Harvey
Nancy Margaret Porterfield LaFon
James Harvey LaFonr
Fort Worth
Tex
Annie McCellan
Baltimore
Carlyle
Margaret) Thorn
George W. Seaver
Alessandro Funari
Alessandro (Aledh) Funari
College Ave
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Charles J. Schneider
Funari
Perugia
Italy
Angelo
Anastasia Funari
Knights of Columbus
America
Anglo Star Lines
Consolidated Motor Express Inc
Marianna Funari
Rosa
Angelo Funari
Jimmy Funari
Alex Funari Jr
Clearwater
Robert Lee Funari
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Paul Curto
Andrew Wood
Pete Bellini
Patsy Malamisura
John Mastrandrea
Gene Wilson
Mercer Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Carlisle Stafford
Herman Carlisle Stafford
Blacksburg
Hoge Smith
Maggie Sue Criner Stafford
Bluefield Produce Co
First Presbyterian Church
Mae Walker Stafford
Herman Carlisle Stafford Jr
Elizabethan
Delott
Samuel
Grayside
Monte Vista Park
Ceres
Elbert L. Sapinsley
Edward Cartwright
Edward
Jean Potter) Cartwright
Brookwood Drive
Bristol
Tenn
First Baptist Church
WMU
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Nancy Jean Cartwright
Priscilla Donaldson
Brookville
William Potter
Richmond
James Potter
Columbia
Ida Reece
Suffolk
Helen Davis
Laval
Paul Cook
Creed Steel
Kembolton
Horse Creek
Lee
Edith Anvil Steel
Roscoe Steel
Richard Steel
Bertha Bailey
Martha Blankenship
Mary Thomas
Kembolten
Audrey Gunfrey
Addy
Furral Home Chapel
Newcomers Town
Conley Neel
Eula Brown Neel
Leta Ann Deacon
Harold Fogglesong
Herman R. Neel
Mocksville
N.C
C. Carroll Neel
Vernon M. Neel
Bland
Newberry Funeral Home
Dale Johnson
Red Oak Cemetery
James Hamilton
James W. Hamilton
Bristol, Tenn
Frank Hamilton
Myrtle Gallion Hamilton
U.S. Navy
Larry Hamilton
Juanita Hamilton
Brenda Smith
Victoria
Brooks
Doris) Smith
Coburn
Ebb
Sue) Whitley
Saeger
Donald
June) Horne
Raven, Va
Church of God
Namon Caldwell
Fred Dobbs
Hatfield Cemetery
Golden Pritchard
Paul
Booker Thomas Booker T. Thomas
Northfork
Richardson
Keystone
Serpe
Rahall
Bruce Wentzman
Wentzman
Lon Stickney
Mount St. Helens
Stickney
U.S. Geological Survey
Army
RCA
Dion
Spring ST
Harold O. Brewster, JR
Mercer County Board of Education
Satterfield, Treas
U.S
McDowell
T Munson
J.R
Mean Ol’ J.R. Ewing
Dallas
Larry Hagman
Jared Martin
New York Post
Ron DePriest
Mercer Street
Pole Church
Pine Creek
Rt. 67
Raven-Honaker Road
Virginia
Kentucky
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Cherry St
D.F. Bennett Jr
Christiansburg, Va
Tau
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Virginia Ave
Jen Anpeni Indinna
Sutfuutiutitiys
Bluefield Monument Company
Bluefield, Virginia
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
Wythe Avenue
Bluefield W.va
W.va
Hearing Aid Service
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